clangern.
/ˈklaŋə/, U.S. /ˈklæŋər/ slang.
A mistake, esp. one that attracts attention; a social faux pas. to drop a clanger, to make such a mistake, to ‘slip up’.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > blunder [verb (intransitive)]
shail1528
blunder1711
floor1835
to make a bloomer1889
pull1913
to drop a brick1916
boob1935
to put up a black1939
goof1941
to screw up1942
to drop a bollock1948
to drop a clanger1948
to cock up1974
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder > embarrassing
mistread1597
directitudea1616
faux pas1676
misstep1788
gaffe1909
blooper1947
clanger1948
goof1955
1948 Lawrentian (St. Lawrence Coll., Ramsgate) Easter 8 Clanger. A peculiarly heavy brick... Prefects lead the way in dropping these objects.
1958 New Statesman 29 Nov. 752/1 Mr Macmillan is the kind of Premier who enjoys covering up for any Cabinet colleague that drops a clanger.
1959 Daily Mail 3 Feb. 5/2 He wore medals—and a carnation. He said: ‘I have boobed dreadfully, old boy. Apparently a carnation with gongs is a terrible clanger.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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